On 17 Apr, 17:51, Sheldon > wrote:
> blackhead aka emptyhead <larryhar> wrote:
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> > Sheldon wrote:
> > > blackhead aka emptyhead <larryhar> wrote:
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> > > > I have found that although gas is cheaper than electric on a purely
> > > > cost/energy basis, the advantage of gas over electric is lost if gas
> > > > is ignited in the air to heat things since some of the energy is lost
> > > > to the surroundings, whereas an electric element heating water gives
> > > > all of its energy to the water rather than the surrounding air.
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> > > That's not true, not unless the electric element is submersed in the
> > > water like with an electric tea kettle, and even then some heat energy
> > > is still lost to the atmosphere. �Electric stovetop elements waste
> > > just as much heat energy to the atmosphere as gas, maybe more because
> > > to minimize loss with electric the pan needs to be dead flat, not so
> > > with gas.
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> > > So your theory is dead worng, as back assward as can be... you don't
> > > cook much, if at all.
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> > > Buh bye!
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> > No, your misinterpretation of what I said is wrong.
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> > At the very beginning I stated that I use a gas hob. This means that I
> > use *gas*, not electricity when steaming. Then I discuss the pros and
> > cons of using gas and electricity which implies
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> No one here is clairvoyant... shove your implications up your rectum.

No one here, apart from you, has reading comprehension problems.

> > that I'm considering
> > getting an electric hob to especially heat a steamer or... an electric
> > steamer that runs off the mains. Which do you think is the most
> > likely? I thought it would be then obvious that I was talking about
> > the heating element of an electric steamer, but not to you, it seems.
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> Nope, I quoted you exactly and answered correctly.

Nope, you have the reading comprehension of a child.

> Upun rereading your entire post I discovered it's practically all
> gibberish except for the only relevant portion which I quoted, and
> answered with exquisite accuracy.

Practically all jiberish? Just discussing the pros and cons of buying
a steamer which is relevant here since steamers are used in cooking
and this is rec.food.cooking.

> Perhaps if you weren't so intent on verbosity you'd communicate more
> accurately.

Verbosity makes a newsgroup more interesting if it's relevant. My
verbosity has spawned "Crockpot" which I and some others haven't come
across before, which after further Googling spawns "low temperature
cooking" which looks fascinating.

> And if you want to buy an electric steamer appliance why do you need
> to rationalize your decision by begging our permission/concurrance,

I'm not begging for information but simply giving my view in the hope
it leads to a discussion. It's called contributing to the newsgroup in
a positive way which you seem to lack. You need to learn to keep quiet
unless what you post is contributing to the newsgroup.

> just buy it and ST****U.- Hide quoted text -

With advice like that I hope you're not in authority over people,
including children.

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